Church Membership vs. Baptism
Here is a thorny question: should a person who clearly shows evidence of a regenerate life be excluded from a local fellowship because they hold that their infant baptism is sufficient?  Would allowing them to be a member show a disregard for the biblical command that all believers be baptized or is...
God and the iPhone
I am in San Francisco on the day of the iPhone 3G launch.  Since I am a tech guy, I knew it was going to be a big deal and the San Franciscans didn’t disappoint.  The Apple Store was easily identifiable because of the line that stretched down the block, around the corner and on.  Later in the...
Getting A Handle on the Bible
Most of us have probably run into at least one person who says that they don’t enjoy reading the bible.  They will probably tell you that while they would like to, they end up not understanding it or not getting anything out of it.  Most of these people usually follow up this comment with a desire...
What Are We Known For?
I am currently reading Do Hard Things by Alex And Brett Harris, two teens from Portland, OR.  Through their website The Rebelution, these brothers have begun challenging the teens of our society to do reject the low expectations that society places on them and to do more for the Lord.  I am finding...
Junk in the Attic
I remember reading in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes one time a story in which Holmes is told by Watson a scientific fact (seems as if it was that the earth was round) and Holmes said that it was very interesting, but that he would now endeavor to forget it because he did not want to...
Jesus Didn’t Die for Frogs
I am currently reading in about four different books - three of them various aspects of the Gospel and biblical study and one on bananas (don’t ask) - so the input is varied at the moment, but it is amazing how the Holy Spirit continues to bring back to me the same point from various places, impressing...
The Point
A story has been floating around the internet the last week or so about Azariah Southworth, the producer and host of a Christian music program called The Remix, who has announced that he is gay. While I don’t wish to discuss Mr. Southworth’s announcement, one of his comments gave me pause...
John McArthur on Human Depravity
With the amount of ear-tickling content to which believers today are exposed, it is refreshing to listen to the Word being preached well and with no apology. For this reason, I would commend to you a recent mp3 recording provided through Monergism.com of John McArthur speaking at the Together For The...
The Decline of the Christian Bookstore
The April issue of Christianity Today has a cover story on the decline of the Christian bookstore.  There are a number of articles describing the struggle of such businesses as large chain stores and Amazon.com sell many of the same titles at cheaper prices, how they are often seen by the younger generations...
Directions: Biblical Correction in Body of Christ
I travel overseas and tend to stay in the central business district of the particular city that I am working in. At least once per trip, I will be stopped on the street by some passer-by and asked “Do you know how to get to Circular Quay?” Or “Is this the way to David Jones (a department...